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The importance of Transparency and Visibility in agency operations

The challenge of Visibility

The first step is to have all project information in one place to be able to identify deviations.

Visibility of deviations

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Stable budgets

93% of agencies experience changes in initial budgets".

Successful strategic
Fees renegotiation

Today, fees do not represent the total value of the work

+40%

of agencies do not accurately know their team’s capacity.

59%

of agencies estimate fees based on assumptions. Only 23% use capacity planning tools.

Thanks to the proper use of project management tools, we can:

How long it takes an agency to complete them

What fees they consider based on areas

How long it takes a designer to complete a project based on their seniority

Comparison between teams when analyzing productivity

It is essential to make informed decisions based on accurate data rather than assumptions.

The key is Visibility and
Transparency with the client

Regular communication between the agency and the client is essential to have:

“Satisfied clients renegotiate
fees
above “Satisfied clients 35%”
It’s important to make periodic adjustments to the scope of work and not wait for a long period of time to take corrective actions.

Agree on the fee to be assigned to that project

Evaluate if modifications are necessary or if there are new requests

Define the initial scope of work

Execute the scope of work. The agency must demonstrate the project’s progress with that scope of work

Adjust the budget with these modifications

How we identify
Deviations

Client A has 243 budgeted hours. Upon analyzing the hours logged, we realize that the project took 928 hours instead of the originally requested hours, resulting in a deviation of 685 hours.

are
equivalent

6 people who were not initially considered

This demonstrates the importance of regular communication and conversation
between the agency and the client.

“If we can get clients to visualize this information in real-time and regularly, the conversation will be much more effective when adjusting fees.”

Challenging Deviations: The path to a more profitable and transparent agency

Profitability depends not only on sound financial management but also on informed, transparent, and proactive internal management.